I am an environmental microbiologist and epidemiologist interested in antimicrobial resistance, zoonotic disease, and One Health.
Professional Experience
2021-Present Geneticist, USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK
2017-2021 Various teaching and research assistantships at Tulane University and Rocky Mountain National Park. New Orleans, LA and Estes Park, CO
2015-2017 Research Assistant, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Morphology and Imaging Core. New Orleans, LA
2011-2014 Transmission Electron Microscopist and Histotechnologist, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. Oklahoma City, OK
Education and Certifications
PhD: 2021 Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Environmental Health Sciences
MS: 2016 Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Epidemiology
BS: 2011 Oklahoma State University. Zoology
Honors and Awards
2021: Tulane 34 Scholar
2021: Hartley ScD Award for Environmental Excellence in Environmental Health
2019: National Delta Omega Poster Competition Awardee
2019: American Society for Microbiology Minority Travel Award
2019: Delta Omega Eta Chapter Poster Competition Winner
2018: Bailey Fellow for Rocky Mountain Nature Conservancy
2009-2011: Louis Stokes for Minority Participation in STEM (LSAMP) Scholar